speakers

It’s not often I purchase gear on a whim. I’m a cheap bastard after all, however when Adorama had the Triangle BR08s on sale for $900 a pair, I just kind of clicked “buy”. I’d seen a ton of reviews for the BR03 all saying essentially, these are the new kings of budget audio (inevitably to be...

Hi, I am designing a speaker for the first time and would like some feedback on my design before I actually build it. Some additional info: - Outer wall will be 36mm/1.4 inch thick and lined with 5cm/2 inch acoustic rock wool. - Tweeter: Tang Band RT-2202S Aluminum Ribbon Tweeter...

I have been looking at several listings of speakers lately. It started from a lucky find of vintage Dynaudio Contours that remain the best speakers I've heard until now. However invariably I would be severely underwhelmed when auditioning at the owners place. This lineup of underwhelming...

Hi, I would like to get some speakers for my computer desk. Since they will be used nearfield, the most impoartant part is the on-axis being flat i think. I can supplement the bass with a small sub. I have a UMIK-1 to make measurements and I can also run equalizer apo to make small corrections...

I am looking for a good sounding and robust speaker. The only requirment for the sound is that it has to have good sound and if possible also heavy bass. The speaker cant be much bigger than the boombox. I had the JBL boombox before but it had some problems so i returned it. It was also pretty...

So time ago I decided to look for cheap speakers that I can put on my desk. I found used Akai SR-S38 that where in decend shape. I brought them home for 90 PLN (20$) and put them on a desk. Quickly decided to get them off and repaint, (poop brown is not really in my taste). What can I tell...

I'll be using it/them with my gaming PC and a pair of Edifier Studio R1280T Powered Bookshelf Speakers and Sennheisers HD 600 First I'd like to know if it's better to get a DAC/Headphone Amp combo or separate ones. I don't use my headphones pretty much for comfortabilty reasons, I always use my...

I'm after a new set of speakers to replace KEF LS50's (30 sq room). They will be used for both stereo and Movie duties (stereo), and decent bass impact is quite important (especially for movies, as I don't have space for a subwoofer). On paper, and from what reviews I've read, the S400's should...

I currently have a Sound BlasterX AE-5 in my gaming PC and I'm thinking about if it's worth it to replace my sound card with an external DAC and headphone amp or DAC/headphone amp combo to get a better sound quality.

I'm not sure if i should be concerned about it, but everywhere i looked i only found people saying that the JDS Labs Atom cannot power passive speakers because the RCA outputs are only for data. Well, i doesn't seem to be the case for me. I just tried plugging into my Atom (yes, only through...

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Hello Everyone, I have recently joined this hobby, it seems my wallet is starting to get mad at me. :) It has been a really tough choice for me to decide which active speakers or monitors to get. Honestly, I am leaning toward active nearfield monitors as they seem a better bang for the buck at...

Hello, I've been browsing around and it's really hard for me to understand what products are out there, and what can be done with DIY components. My scenario is the following: I have two 7" DynAudio BM5 MK3 active nearfield monitors that I'd like to connect using XLR connectors. I'd like to...

Do you prefer floorstanding speakers or bookshelf speakers? Which do you find sound generally better at the same pricepoint, and ceteris paribus? Also what speakers and brands in particular have impressed you?

It felt inappropriate to post this in Amir’s “Should we (I) get into speaker testing & measurement” thread, so I started a new thread here. One of the sites I follow regularly on the internet is Lowbeats, see: https://www.lowbeats.de This is a German HiFi-Online-Magazin, as they call...

My SMSL SU-8 DAC just arrived... I have it connected to my set of JBL 305Ps using XLR cables. USB input. MusicBee with WASAPI in exclusive mode. My question is: what input sensitivity do I have to use for the JBLs? +4dBu or -10dBv? Bear in mind that the DAC output is 2Vrms for RCA and 4Vrms...

Hi there, For my hobby I have been listening to headphones a lot. But ofcourse, this is not always wanted. For my student room, which is about 12 m2, I want some small speakers. They will probably be stated on my desk, so monitors are the best choice, I think. And because of the size, I...

It seems a not very well known fact that when a speaker is connected to an amplifier the distortion increases. This being due to the speaker presenting a non-linear load to the amp. Here's an article which includes several FFTs demonstrating the kind of distortion increase that occurs with...

By Paul Hales of PHC. Lots of commonality with other experts in the field.